Tayka Hotel De Sal
Where: Tahua, Bolivia
How much: About $95 a night
Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim.Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt—including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses (床垫) and blankets).The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that’s the world’s biggest salt flat.Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries.When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.
Green Magic Nature Resort
Where: Vythiri, India
How much: About $240 a night
Why it’s cool: Ridding a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure.As you look out of your open window—there is no glass!—you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy.Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read.You don’t even have to come down for breakfast—the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.
Dog Bark Park Inn B&B
Where: Cottonwood, Idaho
How much: $92 a night
Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet.Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly.Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side.You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a ffew steps ot the loft in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose.Cotta “go”(想要方便一下)? Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant outside.
Gamirasu Cave Hotel
Where: Ayvali, Turkey
How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.
Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash.But your stay will be much more modern.Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉in summer.(Don’t worry—there is heat in winter.)
【小题1】Which of the following about Tayka Hotel de Sal is true?

A.The hotel is the cheapest among the four mentioned.
B.Everything in the hotel is made of salt.
C.It is on an island in the Pacific Ocean.
D.It is located on a prehistoric lake.
【小题2】What is the similarity of the four hotels?
A.Being expensive.B.Being beautiful.C.Being natural.D.Being unique.
【小题3】What does the underline part “Sweet Willy” refer to?
A.The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.
B.The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.
C.The name of the hotel.
D.The name of the hotel owner.
【小题4】Which of the hotel makes you have a feeling of living in the far past?
A.Tayka Hotel De SalB.Green Magic Nature Resort
C.Dog Bark Park Inn B&B D.Gamirasu Cave Hotel
【小题5】What may be the purpose of the writer writing the passage?
A.To show his wide knowledge.B.To introduce some interesting hotels.
C.To develop business in tourism.D.To attract attention from the readers.

请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
When it comes to the prevention of heart disease, women need to pay attention to their own special risks. And so do men. Surprisingly, even children and teens need to be aware- or at least the parents who want to keep them safe do. Thankfully, scientists have also made great leaps in figuring out the specific prevention strategies that work best for all. So now, knowledge is your best protection.
What Men Need to Know
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), at least half of the people who die suddenly from heart disease each year had no clue they were sick. Some think that half of all heart attacks strike out of the blue. Not true, insists Jennifer Mieres, a spokeswoman for the AHA. A 2004 study found that at least 90 percent of first heart attacks are caused by well-known problems like high cholesterol(胆固醇) or diabetes. “If you look closely,” says she, “you’ll almost always find a risk factor that was undiscovered, ignored, or not adequately treated.”
Lifestyle changes like adopting a healthy diet, getting out for regular exercise, avoiding tobacco, losing weight are the first line of defense.
What Women Need to Know
There are some special considerations for the women who are  healthy and want to make sure they stay that way. First, they shouldn’t smoke-no one should, but the habit is even harder on women’s heart than it is on men’s.
Women who find that they are at risk should talk to their doctor about taking a statin(他汀,药物名). Indeed, statins reduce the risk of heart disease, but there has been not enough evidence that they help high-risk women and it can’t guarantee the long-term safety. So it’s worth noting that a healthy diet and exercise also reduce cholesterol.
What Parents Need to Know
Last year, a study showed that overweight children and teens have arteries(动脉)that look like those of an average 45-year-old. New guidelines say these children should get a cholesterol test by age ten -- and even urge doctors to consider statins for those most at risk if nothing else works. The recommendations caused oppositions. Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise are the best strategy, says Dr. Greer, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. Statins should be considered only for kids in danger.

Title: The Family Guide to a Healthy Heart
 
Theme
All people, regardless of their gender(性别) and 1._____, should pay attention to their own special risks and keep some basic knowledge in mind to 2______ heart disease.
 
Things Men Need to Know
Such problems as high cholesterol or diabetes3____ to most of first heart attacks.
They should make changes in their lifestyle, like adopting a healthy diet, exercise4____ , avoiding tobacco and losing weight.
 
Things Women Need to Know
5____ should be avoided, which will do more6_____ to a woman’s heart than to a man’s.
Statins may not work on high-risk women and can’t guarantee safety in the long 7_______
With a healthy diet and exercise, one’s cholesterol can be 8.________.
Things Parents Need to Know
Research showed that overweight children and teens’ arteries are 9._____ to those of an average 45-year-old.
Children should change the way they live without taking statins unless in 10_______.
 

Do you have a dream, something you always see yourself doing? Perhaps you see yourself as a lawyer, businessman, or even a scientist. Whatever it is, don’t let it die.

A dream is a wonderful thing. It can give you hope for your future and encourage you to try when all odds are against you.

However, there are dream killers that want to kill your dream. They may tell you that it is impossible for you, that you are not smart enough or that it’s never been done before. However, many times the biggest dream killer is yourself.

Don’t let fear, doubt or lack of finances prevent you from fulfilling(实现) your dream. Talk back to these killers, “I can and fulfill my dream.” You may have to do this every day. The more often you talk to your heart that you can do it, the more safely your dream will be held within you.

It is very important to take steps towards fulfilling your dream. For me, in order to fulfill my dream of one-day owning my own magazine, I needed to go back to school and finish my college degree. For you, it may be something different. You know deep inside what the voice of your dream calls for. Don’t be afraid and just do it. Try not to let too much time go by. Time is another one of those dream killers.

Think about the words of a song by Yolanda Adams, “Keep the dream alive. Don’t let it die. If something deep inside keeps inspiring you to try, don’t stop. And never give up. Don’t ever give up on you. Sometimes, life can place a stumbling block in your way. But you have to keep the faith.”

When you dream, dream big and never give up. Your dream is just yours. Never let anyone tell you that your dream can’t happen -- it can! Keep seeing yourself do what’s never been done before. As you continue to feed your dream and protect it, not only will you keep it alive, but it will come true.

1.What does the underlined words “all odds are against you” in Parragraph 2 mean?

   A. You are in hopeless situation.

B. You find everything seems strange.

   C. You are not feeling quite well.

D. You have all your friends against you.

2.What did the author dream of doing?

   A. Getting his own book published    B. Owing a colledge degree

   C. Becoming a writer                 D. Publishing his own magazine

3. What do we learn from Paragraph 5?

   A. It takes money to fulfill our dream.

   B. The first step is to know our dream.

   C. It is important for us to take action.

   D. We should not listen to the call of our heart.

4. The words of Yolanda Adams’song are mentioned in the text      .

A.to support his main point

B.to make his writing interesting

C.to show they share the same view

D.to mean Yolanda Adams is popular

 

Tayka Hotel De Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim.Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt—including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses (床垫) and blankets).The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that’s the world’s biggest salt flat.Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries.When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Ridding a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure.As you look out of your open window—there is no glass!—you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy.Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read.You don’t even have to come down for breakfast—the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet.Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly.Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side.You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a ffew steps ot the loft in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose.Cotta “go”(想要方便一下)? Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash.But your stay will be much more modern.Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉in summer.(Don’t worry—there is heat in winter.)

1.Which of the following about Tayka Hotel de Sal is true?

      A.The hotel is the cheapest among the four mentioned.

      B.Everything in the hotel is made of salt.

      C.It is on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

      D.It is located on a prehistoric lake.

 

2.What is the similarity of the four hotels?

      A.Being expensive.  B.Being beautiful. C.Being natural.      D.Being unique.

3.What does the underline part “Sweet Willy” refer to?

      A.The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

      B.The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.

      C.The name of the hotel.

      D.The name of the hotel owner.

4.Which of the hotel makes you have a feeling of living in the far past?

      A.Tayka Hotel De Sal                              B.Green Magic Nature Resort

      C.Dog Bark Park Inn B&B                     D.Gamirasu Cave Hotel

5.What may be the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

      A.To show his wide knowledge.               B.To introduce some interesting hotels.

      C.To develop business in tourism.             D.To attract attention from the readers.

 

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